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Halo 4 |OT| Spartans Never Die
- Thread starter GhaleonEB
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Silphonica
Banned
My copy has been dispatched to me this morning, should arrive by Monday morning.
Excited.
Excited.
Stinkles, please tell your people to consider adding the option for a toggle for certain armor abilities. This kind of stuff puts Bumper Jumper folks at a disadvantage.
too much eslim
Member
Sigh first Bungie now 343. Guess they don't want me using Bumper jumper anymore 
. Oh well good thing I'm thrusters for life.
. Oh well good thing I'm thrusters for life.Blue Ninja
Member
It's true.
Also, just read that EGM review. So the game's like Halo, and that's a bad thing. I can dig it.
T
Transhuman
Unconfirmed Member
I like to think of Metacritic scores as a rating of good the game is, combined with a rating of how hard the gaming PR will step on that publication's nutsack if they say it's not.
Don't know I like jumping and the ability to aim without clawing, but it seems that it will be again really stupid to use AAs with BJ, so I have to see if I switch
BackdoorBeauty
Member
Putting reload on a bumper is a waste of a bumper. Bumper jumper is still the overall best control scheme.
No Jetpacks in slayer pro. Melee and jump are just not good on the control pad. But if you are jetpacking all the time, I guess...
Fishstick plays interesting, definitely the COD scheme.
too much eslim
Member
It will depends on what AA you like and find useful. I've never cared for jetpack so for me it is no big deal however I can see the uses for HLS for objective types.
BackdoorBeauty
Member
The only AAs that need a bumper to use effectively are:
Jetpack
Hardlight Shield
Everything else fine:
Holo
Regen
Camo
Thruster
Sentry
ProVision(TM)
The real question, is do you plan to use Jetpack all the time? Its a pretty compelling argument because its one of the best abilities.
Jetpack
Hardlight Shield
Everything else fine:
Holo
Regen
Camo
Thruster
Sentry
ProVision(TM)
The real question, is do you plan to use Jetpack all the time? Its a pretty compelling argument because its one of the best abilities.
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
Well shit. I never really liked using jetpack that often so that never bother me, but I was panning on using the hard light shield a fair amount....
Fuck.
too much eslim
Member
Relay seems to be a very good map. I wonder why they will not have that map in matchmaking. I understand not having forge maps in matchmaking from the start, but I hope they put this one in it because it seems quite good.
bitoriginal
Member
Managed to snag a copy from an independent game shop in my area, hell yes. Played the first mission, graphics are amazing and ui is snappy, don't think I'll leave the house tonight.
BackdoorBeauty
Member
You're going to want to be able to look around while you have the shield out.
Also, Sentry and Thruster are quite good for campaign. I think they nerfed thruster versus campaign a bit too much, my guess is that it will be the least used AA. Future buff, prediction.
The thing with the hard light shield is that the player's shields don't regenerate when it's out. So you really only need it in order to back up into cover. I suppose you would still want to be able to turn in some cases, though.
Still, I wish they had just let us customize every button. None of the control schemes were exactly what I wanted when I first looked at them, although I got used to default pretty quickly. I was initially thrown by the fact that crouch is mapped to B, but since crouch-jumping is now gone it doesn't really need to be on L3 any more.
Rickenslacker
Banned
I haven't looked at the MP maps yet, but given what I'm seeing in SP the water does have dynamic interactive rippling. Ragnarok is saved! Probably.
BackdoorBeauty
Member
The game is awesome. 343 made it rain.
RebornYeti
Member
Yes.
I'm so salty at you guys for getting it early.
Oh well, getting the LE game and console on launch will make up for it.
M.W.
Gold Member
I don't!
Can you bring 4 player splitscreen into Matchmaking?
Genesis Knight
Member
Me neither.
XtremeXpider
Member
Hypertrooper
Member
I don't have it either. Waiting for my English version to arrive on Tuesday. Cannot play with the German dubbed version.
RebornYeti
Member
Hmm.. I don't know. Can anyone who has the game confirm this?
I don't. Does that make you feel better?
You don't have to claw. Just move your thumbs quickly.
soulassssns
Banned
I feel the same way. I never get a game early yet everyone else seems to.
BackdoorBeauty
Member
"Fast thumbs" Tashi
YourExWife
Member
NekoFever
Member
It used to be easy when there were independent stores everywhere. Nowadays it seems to be luck whether or not you can find anywhere doing it.
Rickenslacker
Banned
On the plus side to HLS it doesn't seem like you can use it to stall for shield recharging at least. Dunno if it's tied to the HLS being shot or just simply being active, but while it's out it seems like my shield timer is paused.
Edit: Just tested it. Whipping out HLS does pause shield recharge timer.
Edit: Just tested it. Whipping out HLS does pause shield recharge timer.
DenogginizerOS
BenjaminBirdie's Thomas Jefferson
I was able to snag a reserve for the limited edition this morning. Hopefully, I won't have Cat Helmet remorse afterwards.
...all games except Nintendo games launch on Tuesdays.
RebornYeti
Member
They should launch on Saturdays.
WHY. I ASKED WHY.
Because fuck Mondays?
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
What control layout do the pros use? Bumper? Recon? Default?
southpaw
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Yeah, I'm considering switching from BJ to Default in Halo 4. But damn, having jump on a bumper is so nice...
I wish I could just customize my own control scheme. I'd take Bumper Jumper and make it:
AA : Right Bumper
Melee : B
Reload : X
And then everything else the same.
I wanna say mostly BJ but there are a decent number who use Recon and others.